FO: Yellow bee socks

I had this urge for yellow socks and I've been eyeing this pattern ever since I saw Jasmine's version here.

This is a nifty pattern, but it leaves quite a bit room for 'designing your own' sock. If I take on this ever again, I'll leave out the 'swarm' section and rather do more of the bee sets.

Overall, it is a pattern that needs quite a bit of focus whilst knitting. I took the second sock to my knit-circle last night (was right at the 'swarm' section) and did not utter a word. I didn't want to mess it up shortly before the finish line.

I'm afraid that's how yellow they are! :D

FO: Spiral

A long due post... This cowl was finished back in May when I was lying on the couch with two broken legs.

I used Manos del Uruguay Silk Blend for this cowl and whilst silk is great against skin, it definitely streches a lot. But the dye-lot and the stitch definition are simply a dream. This was also the first time that I tried picot-hem and felt as if I discovered THE secret for neat edges.

Pattern: Spiral Cowl (Rav link). A free pattern and knits up in no time. A great last-minute gift project.

FO: Shades of Blue(s)

Pattern: 198 yds. of Heaven by Christy Verity. Knit on 4.00 mm circulars in literally one day whilst waiting for the dearest to come back home from a business trip. :)
A very wearable knit and I might replicate this a couple of times more before Xmas.

FO: Kunterbunte Longstockings

Hah! This is my try to get most of the colours into my sock drawer with one shot. ;-)
A friend went to Shoppel-Wolle shop in Germany and I asked her to get me Grashalm and Frische Fische skeins of Zauberball. So, I got almost 200g of each out of the rests' section! There will be more socks coming out of this yarn for sure.
I used Knee Socks! by Diana of Streets and YOs pattern for this. It was the first time that I tried the turkish cast-on and I got to tell you - it rocks. I'm convinced from this toe-up method totally. I used 2.5mm circulars. Love the magic loop as well.


Unbelievable - I really never thought I'll become a sock-knitter (nor a lace-knitter, for a matter of fact), but here I am. And there's more of both to come.

oh how I want to fast forward to this

and have such a full and colourful drawer of socks...
Found on flickr. RavID: chawne.

Ugg boots? Well yeah!

Especially since they started this knit line. Check out here. I never thought I would be considering these shoes, but thanks for the tip, sis...

FO: Taming The Mohair Monster

I was asked to knit a top. Something simple, the person said. Tight fitting, knit in rib around the waist, U-neck. Easy, I thought. I immediately pictured a flying fox (by canary). That was before I saw the yarn that the lady wanted her top to be of.

Then I thought whatever I knit, it'll be meant to land on this site.

This was a challenge. I knew I could not put any kind of pattern into it - the thing would be just crazy, so I started a top-down raglan, did simple increases. Straight after the bust - a k2, k2tog, yo row, then off to k2p2 - and that's it.



To bring in some femininity - I added a ribbon and tied it to a bow. Actually, I'd love the bow to be more dramatic and way bigger than what it turned out to be. This ended as is just 'coz I didn't find a wider ribbon.

I must say, sometime through the creation & knitting process, I fell in love with this mohair monster. And my head is already full of possible siblings to this one.


Yarn - some kind of mohair (not even sure what). Knit on 4mm circulars.